Biography
Anthony David Leighton Scott (June 21, 1944 – August 19, 2012) was an English and American film director, producer and actor. He was known for directing highly successful action and thriller films such as Top Gun (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Days of Thunder (1990), The Last Boy Scout (1991), True Romance (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu (2006), and Unstoppable (2010). Scott was the younger brother of film director Sir Ridley Scott. They...
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Complete Filmography

Top Gun: Maverick
2022
In Memory Of
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” ...

Val
2021
as Self (archive footage)
For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film a...
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Who has ever compared Reservoir Dogs? What are “Open Road” and “New World Disorder”? Why is Harvey Keitel a fairy and how did we all almost become die...

Get Santa
2014
Producer
A father and son must team up to save Christmas when they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage, having crashed his sleigh and found himself o...

Out of the Furnace
2013
Producer
Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the m...

The East
2013
Executive Producer
An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group ...

Stoker
2013
Producer
After India Stoker's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect ...

Killing Lincoln
2013
Executive Producer
April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our...

The Polar Bears
2012
Producer
One family of polar bears takes a journey across the arctic tundra that they call home. You'll see the Coca-Cola Polar Bears as you've never seen them...

The Grey
2012
Executive Producer
Following a grueling five-week shift at an Alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter John Ottway are flying home for a much-needed vacation. B...

Life in a Day
2011
Executive Producer
A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th ...

Unstoppable
2010
Producer, Director
When a massive, unmanned locomotive roars out of control, the threat is more ominous than just a derailment. The train is laden with toxic chemicals, ...

Welcome to the Rileys
2010
Executive Producer
Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. Doug escapes to New Orl...

Cyrus
2010
Executive Producer
With John's social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcée finally meets the woman of his dreams, onl...

The A-Team
2010
Producer
A man who loves when a plan comes together, Col. Hannibal Smith leads a close-knit team of elite operatives and Iraq War veterans. Framed for a crime ...

The Real Robin Hood
2010
Executive Producer
Was there really a Robin Hood? Did he steal from the rich and give to the poor? This History Channel program revisits the popular legend of the valian...

Cracks
2009
Executive Producer
Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
Director
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatche...

Into the Storm
2009
Executive Producer
This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the w...

Tell-Tale
2009
Producer
A man's recently transplanted heart leads him on a frantic search to find the donor's killer before a similar fate befalls him.

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007
Executive Producer
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous o...
Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window
2007
as Self
Divided into 10 segments we hear from cast and crew. We learn about filming the opening ferry explosion, Washington's character and performance, makeu...

Déjà Vu
2006
Director
Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the sce...

Tristan & Isolde
2006
Executive Producer
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
Orpheus
2006
Executive Producer
A guy falls for a girl who draws him into a modern-day cult.

Le court des grands
2005
Director
A program of debut shorts from some of cinema's greatest diectors. Curated by Emir Kusturica and Stephen Frears, featured auteurs include George Lucas...

Domino
2005
Producer, Director
The story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.

In Her Shoes
2005
Executive Producer
Irresponsible party girl Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working siste...

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
2005
as Self
A documentary on the making of the 2004 film "Man on Fire," mixing movie clips, behind-the-scenes shots and interviews of cast and crew. The program c...

Agent Orange
2004
Director
A hooded youth carrying a goldfish in a plastic bag walks aimlessly through an underground NYC subway stop that has the look of a Wong Kar Wai film. T...

Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
2004
as Self
A comprehensive 6-part documentary on the making of "Top Gun" featuring all-new interviews with the cast and crew. Available on Disc 2 of the "Top Gun...

Man on Fire
2004
Producer, Director
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventual...

100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003
as Self
Documentary, based on a British poll, listing the 100 sexiest movie and TV moments. Supplemented by new interviews with performers, filmmakers, and au...

Beat the Devil
2002
Director, Executive Producer
The Driver drag-races the Devil, in order to earn James Brown his soul.

Ticker
2002
Executive Producer
The Driver drives a wounded diplomat, who carries a mysterious briefcase, while under helicopter attack. During the attack the briefcase is struck by ...

Hostage
2002
Executive Producer
The Driver is hired by the FBI to help defuse a hostage situation. A disgruntled employee has kidnapped a CEO and has hidden her, demanding $5,088,042...

The Gathering Storm
2002
Executive Producer
A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, mo...

Spy Game
2001
Director
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in B...

The Last Debate
2000
Executive Producer
A presidential debate, unconfirmed rumors and four reporters who take the political process into their own hands. With the election only a week away, ...

Where the Money Is
2000
Executive Producer
Henry Manning has come up with a new way to break out of prison: fake a stroke and get transferred to a nursing home. It's a perfect plan, except for ...

RKO 281
2000
Executive Producer
In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the...

Enemy of the State
1998
Director
The life of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert 'Bobby' Dean is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy while holiday ...

Clay Pigeons
1998
Executive Producer
Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend, Earl, kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the man's wif...

The Swords
1997
Director
A man becomes involved with a woman who can be penetrated by swords.

Menage a Trois
1997
Executive Producer
The new nurse of a wheel-chair bound woman becomes involved with the house's handyman.

The Fan
1996
Director
When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supporti...

Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
1996
as Director B
"CITYSCRAPES" takes you on a 24-hour voyeuristic journey through the bedrooms, bathrooms, bars, cars, clubs, restaurants and back alleys of the lives ...

Crimson Tide
1995
Director
After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on...

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self
Documentary exploring the career of noted film directer William A. Wellman.

The Making of 'Crimson Tide'
1995
as Self
This documentary provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this high-tension thriller about the decisions faced by a submarine c...

True Romance
1993
Director
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

The Last Boy Scout
1991
Director
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case...

The King of Ads
1991
Director
A collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-...

Days of Thunder
1990
Director
Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hots...

Revenge
1990
Director
Michael ‘Jay’ Cochran has just left the Navy after 12 years and he's not quite sure what he's going to do, except that he knows he wants a holiday. He...

Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
Director
Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sg...

Top Gun
1986
Director
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pi...

Apple: Lemmings
1985
Director
Dark-suited, blindfolded corporate managers march off a cliff to their deaths while singing "Heigh-Ho".

The Hunger
1983
Director
Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he ...

The Author of Beltraffio
1976
Director
A young American writer visits a famous author in the English countryside, and notices antagonism between the author and his wife over the upbringing ...
RHM Mother's Pride Supermarket Raid 87670
1971
Director
Advertising film for bread.

Loving Memory
1970
Director, Editor, Writer
An isolated brother and sister live with their memories and a grisly secret.

One of the Missing
1968
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
A Southern soldier in the American Civil War is sent to reconnoiter the enemy positions and becomes trapped beneath a huge pile of rubble by Northern ...

Compromise
1968
Cinematography
Madeleine, a young French Canadian woman, goes to London to study English literature. She meets a young actor, Peter, who has just graduated from scho...

Boy and Bicycle
1965
as The boy
A teenage boy plays truant from school, and spends the day riding around the town and the deserted beach on his bicycle, letting his mind wander as he...